Gabriela Baczynska, Elizabeth PiperBRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be returning to Brussels on Saturday to hammer out an outline of Britain’s future ties with the European Union after her meeting with the head of the bloc’s executive on Wednesday failed to bridge the gaps.May met European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker for about an hour and a...Read More
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada posted a budget surplus of C$1.21 billion in the first six months of the 2018-19 fiscal year compared with a C$6.18 billion deficit in the same period a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.Revenues jumped by 8.8 percent in the April-September period, helped by a greater intake from taxes and employment insurance premiums. Program expenses were up 2.8 per...Read More
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The SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) has seen a surge in assets over the last month, even though gold has been a poor performer among investment asset classes this year.Volatility in stocks, a weakening U.S. dollar and any consistent signs of inflation picking up in the US economy could send gold prices back above $1,300. Mike Schnitzel, special to CNBC.com Published 8 Hours AgoUpdated7 Hours AgoCNB...Read More
The SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) has seen a surge in assets over the last month, even though gold has been a poor performer among investment asset classes this year.Volatility in stocks, a weakening U.S. dollar and any consistent signs of inflation picking up in the US economy could send gold prices back above $1,300. Mike Schnitzel, special to CNBC.com Published 8 Hours AgoUpdated7 Hours AgoCNB...Read More
(Kitco News) - Next year will be a turnaround year for silver, with prices expected to rally to $17 per ounce by the end of 2019 on higher investor demand and an unexpected end to the U.S. monetary policy tightening, according to Capital Economics.“Looking ahead, we think that 2019 will mark a turnaround for the silver price,” Capital Economics senior commodities economist Ross Strach...Read More
(Kitco News) - Next year will be a turnaround year for silver, with prices expected to rally to $17 per ounce by the end of 2019 on higher investor demand and an unexpected end to the U.S. monetary policy tightening, according to Capital Economics.“Looking ahead, we think that 2019 will mark a turnaround for the silver price,” Capital Economics senior commodities economist Ross Strach...Read More
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Ontario's Government for the People is connecting communities and creating opportunities for economic development by investing in the 2018-19 winter roads program.Today, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford attended the Chiefs of Ontario Special Chiefs' Assembly in Toronto to announce $5.7 million in funding for 29 First Nations and t...Read More
The DJI was up more than 200 points at its session highThe Dow was up more than 200 points at its session high, but erased its lead to turn lower in last-minute trading. On the other hand, the S&P 500 ended higher after a sharp two-day sell-off, and a rebound in tech and a few FAANG stocks helped the Nasdaq outperform its peers. Energy stocks were mostly higher as oil prices bounced, and the batte...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stock markets climbed on Wednesday, with earnings and gains in tech stocks lifting shares on Wall Street, and oil rebounded from a steep sell-off as U.S. government data pointed to strong demand.The recovery in U.S. tech and other momentum stocks boosted the benchmark S&P 500 stock index after it fell 3.5 percent over the previous two sessions. Shares of Amazon.com I...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Leaving the European Union without a transition deal would cost Britain tens of billions of pounds, and failure to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s preferred plan could jeopardized Brexit altogether, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday.“A smooth exit from the European Union, doing this in an orderly fashion, is worth tens of billions of pounds to ou...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stock markets climbed on Wednesday, with earnings and gains in tech stocks lifting shares on Wall Street, and oil rebounded from a steep sell-off as U.S. government data pointed to strong demand.The recovery in U.S. tech and other momentum stocks boosted the benchmark S&P 500 stock index after it fell 3.5 percent over the previous two sessions. Shares of Amazon.com I...Read More
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Getty ImagesScott Teel carries a "for sale" sign out of a garage in Moore, Okla. The numbers: Existing-home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.22 million in October, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. That was up 1.4% for the month, marking the first monthly increase in six months. What happened: Sales of previously owned homes finally perked up, beating the M...Read More
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The race to build a better electric car battery is turning to silicon, with several companies working to engineer types of the material that can boost driving range and cut production costs.About 500,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold globally in 2016, a figure that is expected to jump sevenfold by 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.That increase is forecast to be hel...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new normal is taking root in U.S. stock markets, and the word that best sums it up starts with a “V”.For the second time this year, volatility has returned with a vengeance, and traders in the equity options market are betting ongoing market gyrations are not about to let up any time soon.This year’s regular bouts of volatility mark a sharp departure from 2...Read More
PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron’s popularity took a further hit in recent weeks, according to a poll on Sunday, as fuel tax protests rumbled on across France in the latest sign of discontent with the president’s economic reforms.Only 25 percent of those questioned in an Ifop poll between Nov. 9 and 17 said they were satisfied with Macron, down from 29 percent in October, according to...Read More
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